HerdDogg Closes on $6M Series A4 for its “Fitbit for Cows”
June 10, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Nebraska-based agtech startup HerdDogg has officially closed on its $6 million Series A4 fundraising round led by Serra Ventures and Wonder Fund North Dakota. Lever VC Fund II and other unspecified investors also contributed to the round. HerdDogg explained that intensive cattle sys
Read morePollination Launches A$150M Climate and Nature Fund
June 7, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Specialist investment firm Pollination has launched the A$150 million (US$99 million) Climate and Nature Impact Venture Fund to deploy capital into Australian climate and nature solutions. With a cornerstone investment already committed from Queensland Investment Corporation, the fund see
Read moreA View into a Differentiated Strategy for Timberland Investment
June 6, 2024
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media, with John Brenard of Southview Timberland Investments As the global economy becomes increasingly focused on sustainability and climate resilience, investing in timberland has emerged as a compelling option for investors seeking both financial returns and environmental impact. Southv
Read moreOrsero Partners with Cercchia Holding – Molari to Develop New Berry Supply Chain
June 6, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Italy’s Orsero SpA, a leading importer and distributor of fresh fruit and vegetables in Mediterranean Europe, has signed a strategic partnership with Cercchia Holding, represented by Matteo and Luca Molari, specialists in varietal selection and the propagation of berries, to form Frutti di
Read moreIntelliCulture Targets Strategic Growth with $3.5M in Funding
June 5, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media IntelliCulture, an equipment management software platform for specialty and high-value crops, has secured $3.5 million in new funding led by Serra Ventures and including Emmertech and Tall Grass Ventures. Regulatory and environmental pressures continue to mount for growers, but espe
Read moreRubicon Carbon, YvY Capital Partner to Scale Carbon Investments in Brazil
June 4, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Rubicon Carbon, a vertically integrated carbon credit management firm, and YvY Capital, a leading Brazilian asset management firm targeting a transition to the green economy, have announced a partnership for the purpose of scaling up carbon investments in Brazil. Carbon markets have the
Read moreFrontier Agriculture Backs CCm Technologies’ Carbon Negative Fertilizer
June 4, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Crops utilize only about half of the synthetic nitrogen applied to fields, and a portion is emitted as nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that is 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide and other nitrogen gasses. This has resulted in nitrogen becoming the top source of crop-related greenhouse
Read moreEcosystem Integrity Fund Leads $16M Series A for iyris
June 3, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It was just in March of this year that RedSea - a company advancing commercial farming for low-to-mid-tech farmers in arid climates through its proprietary technologies that increase crop yields, reduce input costs and risk, extend growing seasons, and reduce water and energy consumption by
Read moreAgDevCo Secures $90M in Funding to Further Invest in African Agribusinesses
June 3, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Building upon the initial endowment provided by the UK government that helped establish AgDevCo, the specialist early-stage investor announced it has secured $90 million of new funding. Broken down this includes: ~ $50 million of equity that was committed from the UK’s development fi
Read moreRegal Partners Agrees to Acquire Merricks Capital in A$235M Deal
June 3, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media ASX-listed Regal Partners has agreed to acquire Merricks Capital, a hard asset investment specialist executing private credit and alternative investments in Australia and New Zealand and the manager of the A$470 million (US$313.55 million) Merricks Capital Agriculture Credit Fund. The
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